Ziferblat (band)

Ziferblat (Ukrainian: Циферблат, romanized: Tsyferblat, lit. 'Clock face') is a Ukrainian music band consisting of vocalist Daniil Leshchynskyi, guitarist Valentyn Leshchynskyi, and drummer Fedir Khodakov.^[1][2] They represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Bird of Pray".

Ziferblat
Ziferblat in 2025
Background information
Origin	Kyiv, Ukraine
Years active	2015–present
Members	Daniil Leshchynskyi Valentyn Leshchynskyi Fedir Khodakov
Past members	Zhenia Shevchenko

History

Fraternal twin brothers Daniil^[a] and Valentyn Leshchynskyi began their music education at the age of six, attending a music school where they learned the cello and later graduated. They developed an interest in rock music and, after ninth grade, formed Runnin' Blue, in reference to the Doors' song of the same name. In 2015, after Euromaidan, the brothers decided to write songs in Ukrainian instead of English and formed Ziferblat.^[4][5][6][7]

Ziferblat's first EP, Kinoseans, was released in December 2017, with its contributors consisting of the Leshchynskyi brothers, bassist Yevhen Shevchenko, drummer Valentyn Oliinyk, keyboardist Viktor Nikolenko, and saxophonist Andrii Martynenko.^[6] In 2019, the band released the single "Vnochi" and hired drummer Fedir Khodakov to perform it on the X-Factor TV show.^[7][8] Khodakov continued to perform with the band and became its permanent member.^[8]

Ziferblat at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025

In 2022, Ziferblat presented a music video for the song "Zemlya". In October of the same year, it was announced that the band made it to the long list of the Vidbir 2023, Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 but did not make it to the shortlist. In November, they released the single "Dlya choho ty pryyshla", the second from the upcoming album Peretvorennya. In February 2023, they released their third and final single from the album, "Dysko-Fanko Terapiya". The album itself was released on April 7, 2023, and was presented at a solo concert on April 22. The album consists of 13 songs, mostly written in the period from 2019 to 2020.^[9][10] In September of the same year, Ziferblat won the "Muzvar Awards" in the category of "Best New Names in Alternative Music".

In 2024, the band reached the final of the Vidbir 2024, Ukrainian national selection for Eurovision 2024 with the song "Place I Call Home".^[11] Ziferblat took 2nd place in the overall ranking, receiving 11 points from the jury and 8 points from the audience.^[12]

On 8 February 2025, the band won the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland, earning the right to represent Ukraine with the song "Bird of Pray".^[1] Despite having the same amount of points as Albania, they finished 9th due to having received a lower score in the Televote.

Band members

Current members Daniil Leshchynskyi – vocals (2015–present) Valentyn Leshchynskyi – guitar (2015–present) Fedir Khodakov – drums (2019–present)

Former members Zhenia Shevchenko – drums[7]

Discography

Albums

• 2023 – Peretvorennya (Transformation)
• 2025 – Of Us

EPs

• 2017 – Kinoseans (Cinematic Session)

Singles

• 2019 – "Vnochi" (At Night)
• 2022 – "Zemlya" (Earth)
• 2022 – "Dlya choho ty pryyshla" (Why Did You Come?)
• 2023 – "Dysko-Fanko Terapiya" (Disco-Funk Therapy)
• 2023 – "Place I Call Home"
• 2024 – "Litaky" (Airplanes)
• 2024 – "Druh" (Friend)
• 2024 – "Doteper i nazavzhdy" (Now and forever; feat. Tember Blanche)

Charted singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		UKR [uk] [13]	UKR Air. [14]	LTU [15]	SWE Heat. [16]
"Bird of Pray"	2025	16	34	15	7	Of Us

Notes

1. Also spelled as Daniel.^[3]